Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship Between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function (Hardcover)

Preface - Mechanistic links between biodiversity and ecosystem function Nico Eisenhauer 1. A multitrophic, eco-evolutionary perspective on biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research Nico Eisenhauer 2. Soil history determines plant diversity effects on ecosystem functioning - a new experimental approach Anja Vogel 3. Terrestrial laser scanning reveals temporal changes in biodiversity mechanisms driving grassland productivity Claudia Guimaraes-Steinicke 4. Linking species coexistence to ecosystem functioning - a conceptual framework from ecological first principles Kathryn E. Barry 5. Species contributions to above and belowground biodiversity effects in the Trait-Based Experiment Liesje Mommer 6. Plant diversity effects on element cycling Markus Lange 7. Plant diversity effects on consumer community structure, stability, and ecosystem function Jessica Hines 8. Plant community assembly and the consequences for ecosystem function Anja Vogel 9. Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of real world ecosystems Peter Manning 10. The database in the Jena Experiment Birgitta Konig-Ries 11. Plant functional trait identity and diversity effects on soil meso- and macrofauna in experimental grassland Remy Beugnon